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New Deal Programs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It defined unfair labor practices and legalized the right to form unions.

a)

Wagner Act

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Civilian Conservation Corp

d)

Public Works Administration

2.
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Rebuild, and Reform
b)
Recover, Rebuild, and Reform
c)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
d)
Recover, Revive, and Reform
3.
Created government jobs (natural resource conservation) for young men in 1933.
a)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
c)
Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA)
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
4.
A 1933 Act (law) that tried to stop overproduction by paying farmers not to plant crops and to kill extra livestock.  It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler, 1936: The ruling said that the power to regulate agriculture belongs to the state, not the federal government (10th Amendment)
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
b)
Social Security Act (SSA)
c)
National Labor Relations Act 
d)
 Smoot–Hawley Tariff
5.
Designed to regulate the stock market to prevent another crash; and made “insider” trading illegal...it required truth from companies in 1934
a)
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
Social Security Act (SSA)
c)
Emergency Banking Relief Act
d)
Federal Reserve System
6.
1935 program that created government jobs (building public roads, buildings, parks, etc.) for young men- very similar to PWA, but smaller projects.  It also created jobs (art, literacy, drama projects, etc.) for artists, musicians, etc. 
a)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
c)
Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA)
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
7.
This Act (law) gave workers the right to form unions in 1935.
a)
National Labor Relations Act (also known as the Wagner Act)
b)
American Federal of Labor Act
c)
Department of Labor Act
d)
Knights of Labor Act
8.

Permanent Agency set up to monitor stock market activity and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place.

a)

Securities Exchange Commission

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Social Security Administration

d)

National Labor Relations Act

e)

Soil Conservation Act

9.

Permanent Agency designed to insure depositors money in savings banks. Originally insured up to $5,000 per depositor today it has increased to $100,000.

a)

Securities Exchange Commission

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Social Security Administration

d)

National Labor Relations Act

e)

Soil Conservation Act

10.

Permanent agency designed to ensure that the older segment of society always would have enough money to survive. The key here is that they would then also be able to spend throughout their lives.

a)

Securities Exchange Commission

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Social Security Administration

d)

National Labor Relations Act

e)

Soil Conservation Act

11.

Laws mandating proper soil maintenance to make sure that another Dust Bowl was avoided.

a)

Securities Exchange Commission

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Social Security Administration

d)

National Labor Relations Act

e)

Soil Conservation Act

12.

This administration guaranteed private home mortgages (FHA loans) and provided funds to promote housing construction, especially for poorer families.

a)

The Federal Housing Administration

b)

The National Recovery Administration

c)

The Administration for Housing Recovery

d)

The Better Housing Bureau

13.

Immediate action take to halt the economies deterioration is which of the three R's that the New Deal focused on?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Recommend

14.

"Pump-Priming" - temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand is which of the three R's that the New Deal focused on?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Recommend

15.

Permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure against economic disasters is which of the three R's that the New Deal focused on?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Recommend

16.
Which agency paid young adults to build national parks?
a)
Works Progress Adminstration
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Bonus Army
17.
Which U.S. president was blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Washington
c)
President Lincoln
d)
President Hoover
18.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
19.
This 1937 cartoon is criticizing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to
a)
reduce the number of federal courts.
b)
impeach current Supreme Court justices
c)
give states the power to appoint Supreme Court justices
d)
increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
20.
Opponents of the New Deal criticized President Franklin D. Roosevelt for
a)
expanding the role and size of the federal government
b)
permitting banks to operate without government regulation
c)
weakening the executive branch
d)
reducing spending to balance the budget

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